Traditional Research vs. Community-Based Research
Traditional Research
Community-Based Research
Goal of the Research
Advance knowledge
Address social need advancement
Source of Question
Existing work
Community identified need
Designer/Researcher
Trained Researcher
Researcher role
Outside expert
Trained researcher & students & community
partners
Collaborator
Role of Students
None or RA
Partners
Role of Community
Subjects to be studied
Knowledgeable partner
Relationship of Researcher & Participants
Short-term and detached
Long-term, connected, multifaceted
Measure of value of the research
Acceptance by academic peers
Usefulness to partners (as well as publish)
Methodology/Criteria
Conform to rigor
Objectivity and positivistic
Researcher control
Quantitative
Researcher
Field of study
Conform to rigor
Open to new information
Flexibility
Mixed methods
Researcher & potentially field of study
Students
Community
Researcher
Students
Community
Articles
Conference Presentations
Book/Chapters
Reports
Public Meeting
Art work/Media
Beneficiaries
Owner of Research
Researcher
Presentation and Dissemination of Findings
Articles
Conference Presentations
Book/Chapters